Complete the following paragraph about why imperial nations sought to expand their empires. in the nineteenth century, imperial powers such as wanted to increase the number of colonies they controlled. they wanted to gain better and cheaper access to as well as labor.

1. France

2. Natural Resources

1. France

2. Natural Resources

Explanation:

the united states has a federal government. the president is the head of the federal government of the united states. however, each state forms its government for administration purposes. the powers of the state governments are exercised within restricted state boundaries. and citizens participate in this government by voting.

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.